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You Ask, I Answer: Tortillas
If I’m looking to make a burrito at home, what’s the healthier option: corn or wheat tortillas? – Sandra Trezny New York, NY Great question, especially since many people think a tortilla is a tortilla....
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Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing: Pasta Sauce
There you are on a weekday night, prepping what appears to be a very healthy — and quick — dinner: whole wheat fussili topped with half a cup of marinara sauce and a medley of steamed broccoli,...
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Numbers Game: Answer
Researchers at England’s Institute of Food Research concluded that our bodies absorb 500 times more betacarotene from cooked carrots than raw carrots. (NOTE: “Cooked” mainly refers to steaming, which...
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In The News: A Little Processing Never Hurts
Today’s Chicago Tribune reports that tomato paste (made by rehydrating tomato powder) appears to be more beneficial in lowering prostate cancer risk than actual tomatoes. Researchers believe this is...
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You Ask, I Answer: Popular Healthy Foods
Why is it that there is much talk about eating olive oil, wine, and tomato products and not simply olives, grapes, and tomatoes? Surely the benefits of the processed forms are even more present in the...
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You Ask, I Answer: Lycopene
Are tomatoes the only food with lycopene in them? I hate tomatoes, no matter how they are cooked. Even tomato sauce grosses me out. Also, the only times [I've ever read about lycopene] are in my...
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